Excellent points. He can privately apologize, and say, “hey, I already apologized to all these girls. Are you going to start stalking them now to get statements?” And he can make a clean breast of it without naming names or specifying acts with too much detail. That would work to get him confirmed.
And add, “BTW, pilfering my mother’s e-mail was not only beyond the pale, but also a federal offense.” There we are. Spin spun.